An attorney pursuing a federal wrongful death and personal injury suit against Siberian Airlines and Airbus Leasing II over a July crash in Russia that killed 129 persons said the airline had insufficient insurance to cover claims in a U.S. court.
Steven C. Marks brought the action Tuesday in a U.S. District Court in Manhattan on behalf of three relatives of a passenger who died.
Mr. Marks said Siberian carried only $300 million insurance, not the $1.2 billion protection most U.S. carriers purchase. He identified the insurance carriers as Germany-based Allianz and the Pritchard Syndicate in London. Allianz said it could not comment immediately.
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